Radio 4 is enough to send you to sleep...

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Being kept awake by the worst bits of Radio 4 would be an exquisite tortureMikkel William Nielsen/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Sarah Vine

Last updated at 12:01AM, April 17 2013

So being kept awake by its worst offerings is exquisite torture indeed. Even Jack Bauer would have cried like a baby. . .

As every new mother knows, sleep deprivation is the cruellest of tortures. My
own children are well beyond the night wailing stage; but then, for reasons
I cannot quite remember (temporary insanity?), I gave in to my daughter’s
desire for a puppy.

The adorability factor is high: white, fluffy, waggy tail, endearing gaze,
black button nose; but I’m starting to wonder whether Snowy (also known as
“No!”, “Stop that!” or “That bloody dog!”) might not be a touch white and
fluffy between the ears, since he seems to be struggling with even basic
training.